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| | ARS | Publication request: Occurrence of European Dewberry, Rubus Caesius (Rosaceae), Naturalized in Iowa and Michigan |
 | | It is also important to describe these plants accurately and to alert field botanists and naturalists of their occurrence, so that these plants can be monitored for any signs of invasiveness before they can cause serious ecological damage. |
 | | This paper is the first documented report of an Old World bramble, the European dewberry (Rubus caesius), found away from cultivation in the north central United States, more specifically, in Iowa and Michigan. |
 | | These features include first-year canes that are glaucous and tinged red where exposed to sunlight, ovate-lanceolate stipules, complex, corymbose inflorescences, and fruits consisting of few, relatively large drupelets that are fl and glaucous. |
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